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form No. 1, 1,000 copies of form No. 2 and 6,000 copies of form No. 3. 

 A copy of each form is appended. The committee's address, form No. 1, 

 was distributed by Mr. Wright to the press of the state and form No. 3 

 by Prof. Curtiss, as sub-committees. The response by the press was not 

 what was anticipated, although quite a number of newspapers published 

 the address. Coming under the chairman's notice, tlie Times-Republican 

 of MarshalHown, the Ames Intelligencer and the Iowa Recorder of Greene, 

 Butler county, have- published the address and given a stirring en- 

 dorsement to the committee. The chairman sent a few copies of form 

 No. 2 under cover with his correspondence to different parts of the state 

 so as not to incur cost in postage and received replies generally to them. 

 An examination of these shows Canada Thistle or Quack Grass is re- 

 turned in every case and in all but two instances both these weeds are 

 mentioned as existing by such correspondents. Mr. Wright, for the com- 

 mittee, and Prof. Pammell, at the request of Prof. Curtiss, attended the 

 meeting of the state association of county supervisors held at Clinton in 

 July and secured formal action endorsing the work of this committee 

 and promising assistance and co-operation. Reports received from the in- 

 spectors in the employ of the food and dairy department indicate lax 

 execution of the present laws requiring weed cutting by railroads. In this 

 respect the Great Western, the Rock Island neglected portions of their right 

 of way and the Cascade branch of the Milwaukee went without cutting. 



Report of the work undertaken by the botany department at the col- 

 lege under the direction of Prof. Curtiss is attached, showing the returns 

 received from the circulars of inquiry sent out and compilation for these 

 reports showing the prevalence of noxious weeds. 



S. B. Packard, 

 C. F. Curtiss, 

 Form No. 1. H. R. Wright, 



COMMITTEE ON ADULTERATION OF FOODS, SEEDS AND OTHER 



PRODUCTS OF THE IOWA STATE DEPARTMENT OF 



AGRICULTURE. 



WEED INVESTIGATION. 



To the Public: 



The State Board of Agriculture, at its last meeting, passed the following 

 resolution: 



Whereas, The alarming increase of noxious weeds in the state makes it 

 proper for the State Board of Agriculture to make an investigation with 

 the view of ascertaining the best way to remedy these evils, and to suggest 

 necessary legislation to impose upon the county supervisor or township 

 trustee, or both, the authority of the law to eradicate these pests. 



Resolved, That the Committee on Adulteration of Foods, Seeds and 

 Other Products are instructed to investigate the subject and to report from 

 time to time; that the sum of five hundred dollars, or as much thereof 

 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for expenses for the year of 

 1907. 



The undersigned committee, in view of the law passed regulating the 

 sale of agricultural seeds and prohibiting their adulteration, desire to 



